Sarthak Mahapatra, a service provider navy cadet from Odisha, has gone lacking whereas on obligation aboard the vessel EA Jersey close to Mauritius waters, prompting a search operation and concern amongst his household. Sarthak was serving with Anglo-Jap Ship Administration when the incident occurred in the course of the vessel’s return journey to Singapore from West Africa beneath unclear circumstances.
In response to his household, Sarthak, a resident of Bhadrak district, joined Anglo-Jap Ship Administration on July 14, 2025. He final communicated together with his mom through video name on February 2 and was additionally in touch with different family and associates that day. His mom’s try to achieve him on February 3 was unsuccessful.
Anglo-Jap Ship Administration later notified the household that Sarthak was lacking and that search operations had began.
Firm data point out Sarthak was final seen coming into his cabin on the morning of February 3. Round 8:30 am, the chief officer checked on him, however the cabin was empty.
A search was carried out all through the vessel, with an alarm raised and a crew headcount confirming Sarthak was not on board.
The vessel slowed down and commenced intensified searches within the surrounding ocean space.
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Mauritius was knowledgeable, and coordinated search efforts have been launched within the space the place the vessel was working. Regardless of the search, no hint of Sarthak had been discovered as of the newest studies.
Members of the family expressed rising anxiousness as repeated makes an attempt to contact Sarthak after February 2 remained unsuccessful.
Sarthak’s mom defined he was nearing the top of his internship and maintained common contact with the household.
She acknowledged, “He was interning with Anglo-Jap Transport Firm for the previous 16 months. Solely two months have been left to finish his workplace internship tenure. This was his final ship. After finishing his internship, he was speculated to be promoted to Third Officer”.
“He was in common contact with me over cellphone calls and informed me he cherished his job and had no issues at work. On February 3, we acquired a name from his associates, who mentioned they needed to go to Odisha. As they have been unknown to me, I didn’t share my handle,” she added.
Sarthak’s mom mentioned she repeatedly tried calling her son however received no response. She later acquired a name from a person figuring out himself as Captain Debasish Pattnaik from Bhubaneswar, who claimed to symbolize the Anglo-Jap Firm.
The next morning, the household was knowledgeable that Sarthak had gone lacking and was given a lacking report. She mentioned her son was aboard a ship in the course of the ocean, and she or he requested the corporate to rearrange a video name to point out his cabin, which they did.
Questioning the circumstances, she requested how somebody may disappear from their room whereas the vessel was at sea, and added that she has approached senior authorities looking for a radical investigation into the incident.
No new developments have been reported relating to Sarthak’s whereabouts, and the search and investigation into his disappearance proceed because the household seeks solutions from each the corporate and authorities.
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